Chapter 14
"Katie! Are you ready?" Mr. Wilson knocked on Katie's door impatiently.
"Dad! Can I don't wear this!" A voice shouted in reply.
"No! Alex will escort you down! I expect you to be down in 5 minutes." Mr. Wilson said firmly and left Alex to wait.
"Take her down." He patted Alex's back to encourage.
After around 3 minutes, the door of Katie's room opened. A maid rushed out and informed Alex, "Miss Wilson is ready." Then she quickly went down the staircase.
"Katie?" Alex called out.
"Fine fine…I'm going out." Katie retorted and stepped out of the room. Alex gaped at the sight of her.
She was in a dark blue dress reaching down almost touching the knee. It was a spaghetti strap that has glitters sparkling all over the dress. Her shoulder-length brown hair was let down. There were light make up on her unenthusiastic face.
"Oi!" She pushed Alex's arm to get his attention. Alex snapped out and immediately smiled.
"Shall we go?" Alex held out his arm for her to grab it. She reluctantly grabbed it but smiled embarrassingly.
They made their way down the stair, catching everyone's attention (they were the last to enter the party and Alex was, after all, the "host" of the party.)
Alex and Katie went to the buffet table and decided to get something to drink.
"Now, ladies and gentlemen, it's time, for our hero to say some words." Mr. Wilson's voice rang over the microphone on raised platform.
It was Alex's cue (as agreed) to say some words. Alex went up nervously and adjusted the microphone.
"Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I give me great pleasure to stand here. First when I accepted this mission, my first thought was: it's just a bodyguard, what could go wrong. I wasn't aware of the danger which lay before us. But I could not take all the credit that we are able to catch the kidnappers. It could not be done if it wasn't for Mike and my team at the camp."
The speech was written the day before. He knew that it was partially true. He wasn't happy to be standing, sweating like hell, there and speaks about the experience.
Everyone applauded. Then, he continued the part where he didn't need the script to speak.
"This mission had taught me a lot of things. And I am not regretting that I've accepted this mission…because I've met someone. Someone who used to mean nothing to me but now, she's everything to me." Alex said and went to a something from the side of the platform. It was a guitar.
"I would like to dedicate this song to the only person who taught me how to play guitar. Although it's not what I've composed, but it's all that I can give you."
Alex positioned himself then played a few broken chords.
"You
don't run with the crowd
You go your own way
You don't play
after dark
You light up my day
Got your own kind of style
That
sets you apart
Baby, that's why you captured my heart
I
know sometimes you feel like you don't fit in
And this world
doesn't know what you have within
When I look at you, I see
something rare
A rose that can grow anywhere
And there's no one
I know that can compare
What makes you different, makes you
beautiful
What's there inside you, shines through to me
In your
eyes I see, all the love I'll ever need
You're all I need, oh
girl
What makes you different, makes you beautiful to me
Hey,
yeah yeah yeah
You got something so real
You touched me so
deep
See material things
Don't matter to me
So come as you
are
You've got nothing to prove
You won me with all that you
do
And I wanna take this chance to say to you
What makes
you different, makes you beautiful
What's there inside you, shines
through to me
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever
need
You're all I need, oh girl
What makes you different, makes
you beautiful
You don't know how you touched my life
Oh in
so many ways I just can't describe
You taught me what love is
supposed to be
You saw the little things that make you beautiful
to me
Oh yeah, yeah
What makes you,
What makes you
different, makes you beautiful
What's there inside you, shines
through to me
In your eyes I see, all the love I'll ever
need
You're all I need, oh girl
What makes you different, makes
you beautiful to me
Everything you do is beautiful
Love you
give shines right through me
Everything you do is beautiful
Oh,
you're beautiful to me"
Beep Beep…
Something vibrated inside her dress pocket. Katie suddenly snapped out of the mesmerization. She drew out her cell phone. It was a text message.
You're beautiful to me
She smiled without realizing that Alex was watching her. He smiled.
Beep Beep…
Another message came in her cell phone.
Meet at the fountainAlex
Katie put down her drink she was holding and went out to the garden. Katie was sitting at the rim of the fountain. No one was out there as they were all dancing inside the party. It was very quiet.
Suddenly, Katie felt a hand on her shoulder. Normally she would swerve around and attack that person right away but somehow the hand was warm and assuring to her. She felt protected.
"Alex…" Katie said quietly.
Alex gently turned Katie around to face him. He smiled sweetly at her and stared into her eyes.
Katie could feel herself blushing.
"You look beautiful tonight...but," Alex whispered and took out something from his pocket, "I think you need this."
It was a necklace with A&K pendant hanging.
"I know you're not the type who would wear necklaces, but…well it does go with your dress tonight." Alex walked behind Katie and gently put the necklace on her neck.
Katie smiled, but her smile suddenly changed to a smirk when she noticed something on Alex's hand.
"Let me guess…" Katie lifted Alex's hand and turned the silver ring on his left hand around to show the letters A&K engraved on the ring.
Instead of feeling sheepish for getting caught doing something so mushy, he pulled her hand that was holding his, causing her to stumble forward.
Alex caught her and pulled her into an embrace.
"I love you."
Three words escaped his mouth.
Only three words that made Katie's heart beat fastened.
The only three words that made Katie kissed Alex right at that moment.
As if it was planned, a slow bittersweet music was played loudly but gently. It was loud enough for the couple outside to hear it.
Alex kneeled down and took Katie's hand.
"Would you dance with me?"
Katie only smiled and nodded.
While they were dancing, Katie whispered, "Please tell me that you're not going to be this mushy all the time…"
Alex chuckled.
"Why? You can't take it?" He asked playfully.
"You know the answer…" Katie refuses to answer the question.
"You haven't told me yet…" Alex changed to subject.
"Tell you what?"
"Well, I told you that I love you…" Alex hinted.
"I gave you the answer…"
"Not verbally…c'mon I want to hear it verbally…"
"No…" Katie looked away.
"C'mon..." Alex pleaded.
"Why do you want to hear it so much?"
"Coz it mean a lot to me…" Alex looked straight into her eyes. Their eyes met.
"I love you." Katie said but didn't fail to add, "Happy now?"
Alex laughed.
"Of course…"
THE END
A/N: It'd finally ended! Apologies if the ending wasn't what you want it. Thank you all readers who have been reading my fic so far…Sorry about the lyrics thing…coz it had meaning…but I understand that some of you might not like to read it…(I don't too) so…anyway, the song was sang by Backstreet Boys.
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